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'''Pauli Murray''' was a Black American civil rights activist. | '''Pauli Murray''' was a Black American civil rights activist, writer, and priest. | ||
They were the fourth of six children born to Agnes Fitzgerald and William Murray. Agnes passed away from a cerebral hemorrhage when Pauli was three, and Pauli was sent to live with their aunt and grandparents in Durham, North Carolina. When Pauli was aged six, William was committed to a psychiatric institution, and in 1922 William was beaten to death by one of the institution's white guards.<ref name="Rothberg">{{Cite web |title=Pauli Murray |last=Rothberg |first=Emma |work=National Women's History Museum |date= |access-date=27 February 2022 |url= https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/pauli-murray}}</ref> | |||
Murray was "a fantastic and energetic student" and graduated high school at age 15. They refused to consider attending the North Carolina College for Negroes because they did not like being segregated. They wanted to attend Columbia University, but the school did not admit people [[assigned female at birth]]. So instead, Murray went to Hunter College in New York City, which was an AFAB-only school at the time.<ref name="Rothberg" /> | |||
While attending Hunter College, Murray changed from using their birthname to the gender-neutral name Pauli, and began identifying as neither male nor female.<ref name="LPC">{{Cite web |title=Rev. Pauli Murray - Inductee |author= |work=Legacy Project Chicago |date= |access-date=27 February 2022 |url= https://legacyprojectchicago.org/person/pauli-murray}}</ref> | |||
Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" /> | Murray later attempted to attend the University of North Carolina, but they were rejected for being Black. Consequently, they studied law at Howard University, graduating at the top of their class. However, Murray was denied entry to Harvard's Masters Degree program due to being [[assigned female at birth]]. Nevertheless, Murray eventually received a post-graduate degree at the University of California/Berkley with a concentration on equal rights for women.<ref name="LPC" /> | ||